| Description |
1 online resource (287 pages) |
| Contents |
English Prepositions Explained; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Preface to the second edition; Symbols, abbreviations and features of format; Chapter 1. Introduction and orientation; Chapter 2. Toward(s), to, in/into, inward, outward, through, out (of), from (vs off), away (from); Chapter 3. On1 off, on2; Chapter 4. In, on1 out, into; Chapter 5. Beside, along, against, alongside, aside; Chapter 6. Between, among(st); Chapter 7. Across (from), opposite (from), on the other side (of), beyond |
| Summary |
This completely revised and expanded edition of English Prepositions Explained (EPE), originally published in 1998, covers approximately 100 simple, compound, and phrasal English prepositions of space and time - with the focus being on short prepositions such as at, by, in, and on. Its target readership includes teachers of ESOL, pre-service translators and interpreters, undergraduates in English linguistics programs, studious advanced learners and users of English, and anyone who is inquisitive about the English language. The overall aim is to explain how and why meaning changes when one prep |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
English language -- Prepositions.
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English language -- Prepositional phrases.
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English language -- Prepositional phrases
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English language -- Prepositions
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789027287892 |
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9027287899 |
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1282721585 |
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9781282721586 |
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